Effective Communication and Leadership Skills

This assignment delves into the significance of reflective practice and team management in different contexts, including education, healthcare, and business. It explores effective communication strategies, time management techniques, and self-assessment methods to improve leadership skills. The document provides references from books, journals, and online sources, as well as a personal development plan and an appendix with Johari window, assertiveness test, Management Charter Initiative, and VARK model.

Reflective personal
development report and
plan

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA...................................................................1
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA...................................................................4
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA...................................................................6
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA...................................................................8
Analysis.......................................................................................................................................9
Summary and Action Plan..........................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
APPENDIX .....................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
Personal development planning can be identified as an effective process of developing an
action plan which is mainly based on values, awareness, goal setting and reflection (Personal
development plan, 2018). In simple word, it is a structured process of making an action plan
deployed on individual's achievements, performance and learning in order to plan their
professional, educational and personal development. Main motive of preparing this report is to
identify the different individual skills and attributes of personal and their importance (Artzt, And.
et. al., 2015). In order to increase and knowledge about specific field, an individual use different
kind of theories and models which is highly supported for themself. This report is based on
different entries which cover four core skills such as time-management, team working, conflict
resolution and giving and receiving feedback. All these qualities are more essential and
important for the growth and success of person. Beside this, personal development plan and
action plan is also prepared which help an individual to overcome their weaknesses as well as
accomplish its personal and professional goal within predetermined period of time.
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA
Core skill- Team working
Teamwork is the cooperative effort of a group in order to accomplish a common goal
and complete a task and activity in an efficient and effective manner. Team working is
useful and essential skill for me to develop coordination among staff members (Bourn,
2014). My core skill is team working which is good for me to work with each other and
achieve better outcomes. Thus, it is a process of working get together with a team of people
to gain a goal. Teamwork is often an important part of me to work with each other and
trying my best in any circumstances.
Importance of skills
Team working is my core skills which is useful for me to deal with difficult situation
in an easy manner. Such quality support me in order to develop better and strong
relationship among staff members. My main reason behind selecting this skill is to boost an
atmosphere that fosters loyalty and friendship. These close-knit relationship encourage
people in related and align them to perform or work harder (Waterman, 2014).
Team working is more important and essential for me in achieving better outcomes
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and desired objectives within predetermined period of time. There are some importance and
significance of team working that develop my knowledge in different fields.
 Team work develops activity where the sum is more than the parts.
 Team work encourage leaner and flatter structures with fewer hierarchy .(Gould,
2016).
 It encourages my multi-disciplinary work and activity.
 This skills fosters responsiveness and flexibility, especially my ability regarding to
respond to change.
 Team work encourage my sense of equity, camaraderie and achievement important
for a motivated environment or workplace.
 When I managed in proper manner, teamwork is more essential and effective way to
work.
Above all these are main importance of team work skills which is benefited for me for
example: it enhance communication by assisting cooperation and open discussion among
group of staff members, increase result by leveraging strengths of each team member's
(Cabaroglu, 2014). It provide chances for personal development and growth within preset
time period.
Current competent regarding the skills
Team work is main and core skill of my which help me to accomplish better outcomes
easily. Currently my team working ability is not more better so in this I try to improve this
through build up trust and respect and many other (Häfner, Oberst and Stock, 2014). There
are another different to improve such skills which are determined as under:
Collect frequent feedback: I receive frequent feedback or commend from my peers
and tutors. This can mean feedback on finished work and activity but also consider sharing
any queries, praise, insight or issue the group may be having.
Johari window: It is a tool that assist me better understand my relationship with others
and themselves. This techniques help me to improve my team working skill and assist to
provide better results in successful career and better results.
Practice listening and speaking: The next time I sit down for a conversation or speech
with my partner and team, think carefully regarding the process (Grissom, Loeb and Mitani,
2015). Beside this I contribute my full efforts in the conversation which help me to improve
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my team working skills in an effective and efficient manner.
Cultivate open communication: I improve my team working skill so I try to share
ideas, speak open, voice my opinion and make suggestions across entire aspects of the
concern. It highly help me to enhance my such skill and achieve better results easily.
Thus, all these are important part for me to improve my skills and accomplish personal and
professional goal easily. Collecting feedback from the peers and tutor I observed in some
area my team working skill is not good like easily completing all work in given time,
developing friendly environment to others (Levett-Jones and Lapkin, 2014).
Identification of contradictions from analysis
Team working is my best skills as per my point of view but as an another opinion that
they say in some area I am weak in managing entire work of team member systematically
(Dyer Jr, 2015). In order to improve this I collect feedback from my tutor and peers as well
as attain different meeting and conference. I attain all these section and easily enhance my
team working ability.
How might this skill helpful in future
Team working skill will definitely support me to arrange my work and priorities in a
systematic manner. This will support me to accomplish my personal and professional goal
and objectives. This quality will also improve my performance and productivity level that
will assist me during my work and activity as I will easily deal with complex situation
(Angeli, 2015). This skill will also benefit me in my future career and studies by providing
effective management in working style.
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REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA
Core skill- Giving and receiving feedback
Giving and receiving effective feedback, like whole skills, requires learning, patience
and practice. Feedback is complimentary good performance as well as offering corrective
suggestions. Giving and receiving is more core skill which help me to easily collect
feedback from the tutor, peer top manager. This skill is possess by me in order to deliver
honest and direct feedback to supervisees (Felton, Crowell and Liu, 2015). Currently I
receive minimal training program on how to give concrete feedback or comment plus
coaching that can assist me enhance my performance. It is more effective for me to easily
complete all work and activity in a systematic manner.
Importance of skills
My core skill and quality is giving and receiving feedback which is good for me to
develop better coordination among the staff members (Fan, And. et. al., 2014). My main
reason about selecting this skill is to collect accurate information about personal and
professional information. Such skill is more essential for me which are determined as below:
Feedback is an opportunity to motivate: It taking best opportunity for me to express
appreciation and acknowledge of a job successfully. It motivates me to accomplish my
professional and personal goal easily.
Feedback is important to develop performance: Receiving and giving feedback skill
is important and essential for me to improve and develop my performance effectively.
Current competent regarding the skills
As of now, my receiving and giving skills is better for example: I can easily collect feedback
from the peers without any difficulties. Beside this I always need for the chances to gather
feedback from the top management (Watling, 2014). In this this skill of my is 60 % out of
100% but it is not sufficient so in order to increase this skill I use different tools and
techniques which are determined as below:
Assertiveness test: It is one of the best and essential tool which help me to improve my
such skills. Assertiveness is the capability in order to communicate and formulates
individual's own opinion, wishes and thoughts in a clear manner. It help me in fulling my
potential goals easily.
Feedback from peer and tutor: It is another way to increase my skills in an appropriate
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manner. In this I collect information from my tutor and peer about their opinion regarding
my giving and receiving skills. Beside this I identify my weak area and its solution in a
better manner.
Thus with the help of feedback and assertiveness test I can easily increase my knowledge
and skills. It support me to make better relationship with my tutor, peer and subordinates.
Identification of contradictions from analysis
In this I obverse my weak point in receiving and giving feedback to or from the peer and
tutor. I lack in providing accurate and relevant information to my senior manager (Stelmach,
2014). It effects on my performance and motivation level while completing my work in
given time period. Beside this I use assertiveness test which highly essential for me to gather
accurate amount of data from or to the peer.
How might this skill helpful in future
With having better receiving and giving feedback skills, it support me in future
development and career successes (Chandel and et. al. , 2016). This skill will support me to
maintain better and strong relation with my boss as well as also assist in gaining better
results. It is more useful in my practice to develop outshining future.
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REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA
Core skill- Time-management
Time management skill is an effective process which support me in goal setting, self-
motivation, decision making, planning and many other way. Time management is another
core skill of my which help me in completing all work and activity in given time period.
This quality support me in improving my effectiveness, performance and productivity.
Importance of skills
Time management skill is essential for me in completing entire activities and work in an
allotted time duration. The main reason behind choosing this skills is to finishing my task in
successful manner before point in time and that will effects on my career growth. There are
some importance of time management skills which are determined as under:
Maximise opportunities: This skill provide different opportunities for me to develop my
career plan. It is essential for me because with the help of this quality I will be capable to
accomplish my goal within predetermined time.
Create a schedule: After all the estimating and planning, I can develop a project schedule,
which covers entire tasks and their period of time. It will also help me to achieve
professional and personal goal easily.
Current competent regarding the skills
My time-management skill is not good which creates it important for me in order to
develop such ability as it help to achieve productivity and work efficiency. Now, I am better
is setting precedence and performing within time duration in task and activity that needs
maximum capabilities, skills and knowledge to be implied in detail research of topic. To
improve this skill I use MCI (Management Charter Initiative) tools, this techniques support
me in identifying my weaknesses in the time management skill. This tool provide blueprint
which I can measure level of management quality. Further I take feedback from tutor and
peer that also help me to analysis my weak area and its solution effectively.
Identification of contradictions from analysis
As per my colleague point of view I overthinks regarding state lacking in such quality. They
observe that I am capable to finish my activity with more efficiency and better quality
within specific time period. However my tutor and peers thinks that implementing such
quality will ultimately support me in future success. As per their feedback or command also
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quality of my work is quite better I require to create this skill to handle my work as per
particular time duration.
How might this skill helpful in future
Time management is essential quality that I am needed to create my competence.
Feedback from the peer about such quality assist me to create some other skills. It support
me to manage different tasks and activities at single time. It will benefited me to enhance
my future growth and development systematically.
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REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA
Core skill- Written Communication
Written communication skills is most common and effective form of communication
state applied in business that can be refer to the interaction in through opting written sources
or mode of communication. My core skill is written communication which help me to
deliver all information and data to my peers and tutors systematically. It is essential and
important for me to achieve better and effective outcomes easily (Angeli, 2015).
Importance of skills
Written communication is more effective for me to easily exchange all information to my
peers. Main reason for choosing this skill is to clearly share lengthy and complex data with
my superiors. There are some importance of such skills are explained as under:
 Written communication is essential for me to develop effective relation with my staff
members.
 This skill help me to reduce conflict and misunderstanding among staff members.
It is more beneficial in dealing with complex and difficult situation. With the help of this
skill I am able to communicate all information to my junior and senior staff (Felton,
Crowell and Liu, 2015).
Current competent regarding the skills
In this I have give better way over my written communication quality however according
my evaluation I am not able to proficient in such field of communication. In this I am poor
in transferring my opinion and data systematically in an actual and formal language. In order
to overcome this weakness I follow VARK tool which increase my learning style. Thus it
help me to easily convey all information to my boos properly. Better learning and feedback
from tutor support in overcoming my weak area as well as help in maximising my
performance level.
Identification of contradictions from analysis
Opinion of my peer and tutor are convinced with actual level of my quality but they support
on providing me feedbacks to further increase my such quality (Felton, Crowell and Liu,
2015). They give their review about my written communication quality on monthly basis as
well as provide guidance on applying accurate formal wordbook and to follow effective
formatting techniques such as VARK model.
How might this skill helpful in future
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Written communication will support me in increasing knowing of my union as I will be
capable to understandably convey my ideas and work related expectations as well as also to
give them accurate guidance. This further will support in depicting broad image of vision
and objectives that are to be accomplished thereby decreasing any disorder in them.
Analysis
As per the above mentioned skills such as time management, team working, written
communication, and receiving and giving feedback are more essential and effective skills i.e.
required in my career growth and development. Team working is my main strength which help
me in difficult situation like completing whole work in given time period. Remaining three are
my weakness which effects on my performance. In order to overcome such weakness I prepare a
personal development plan.
Summary and Action Plan
One one the main and essential concept of analysing my weakness and strength in
reflective journal entry. It is more essential for the person because with the help of this concept,
one can easily identify their strong and weak area as well as solution to overcome their weakness
in an effective and efficient manner (Stelmach, 2014).
Strengths: With the help of above reflective journal entry, I analysed my strong skills
which can help me in my future growth and development. Beside this, my team working skills is
biggest area of my career path. Team working supports me in more empowered way of
removing, working constraints which may let me in doing job properly (Chandel and et. al.,
2016).
Weaknesses: I also seen my weaknesses through reflective journal entry. Beside this I am
lack in time management, receiving and giving feedback and written communication from or to
the staff members. These are highly effects on my performance and growth.
In order to overcome these weakness I need to prepare an effective personal development
plan which is based on my SMART objectives.
Development
area
Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely
Time
management
skill
In this I want
to improve
time-
management
Feedback
from
supervisor or
higher
It can only be
attainable if I
stick to my
time schedule.
Working as
per the set
schedule can
help me
2-3 months
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skills I stay
away from the
bad
distractions.
authority. By
making a
schedule and
stick to it also
help me in
knowing
whether my
skills are
improved or
not.
For this, I can
print many
photocopies of
my schedule
and put it on
working desk
so that it can
remain always
in front of eye
and makes me
remind of
accomplishing
it.
accomplishing
defined
objectives.
Giving and
receiving
feedback skill
In this I desire
to enhance my
receiving and
giving
feedback skill
avoid focusing
on feedback as
either negative
or positive.
It can
measured on
weekly basis
through
getting revert
from online
sources
This skill will
further help
me in
establishing
strong
relationship
with peers,
associates,
team mates
etc.
Actual views
or perception
is given which
further help in
future as well.
1-2 months
Written
communicatio
n skill
In this I want
to improve my
written
communicatio
n skill I use
short
sentences.
By receiving
feedback from
colleagues or
peers.
I have decided
to improve my
skill by taking
written and
communicatio
n classes
which also
help in my
personal
growth as
The written
information is
authentic and
legal for
official
purpose and it
can be use for
future
purposes as
3-4 months
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well. well.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it has been concluded that personal development plan
is more essential and useful for an individual because with the help of this they can easily
overcome their weak point. Further, it support them to improve their skills through attaining
conference and seminars, meeting with boss and so on. Therefore action plan and personal
development plan both are benefited to the person to identify their weaknesses and its solution in
better manner.
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APPENDIX
(1) Johari window
(2) Assertiveness test
(3) Management Charter Initiative
(4) VARK model
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